Meaning
conspirator, plotter
- a person who takes part in a secret plot or conspiracy
In a sentence
La polizia segreta ha arrestato tutti i cospiratori prima dell'attentato.
The secret police arrested all the conspirators before the attack.
I cospiratori si incontravano in un vecchio casolare abbandonato fuori città.
The conspirators used to meet in an old abandoned farmhouse outside town.
Nessuno sospettava che il fidato ministro fosse in realtà un cospiratore.
Nobody suspected that the trusted minister was actually a conspirator.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cospiratore | masculine · singular |
| cospiratori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Feminine counterpart is 'cospiratrice'.
- Can also function as an adjective: 'aria cospiratrice' (conspiratorial look).